The questions came Tuesday as members of the House Appropriations Committee were reviewing the Department of Economic Development's budget.

Jindal repeats that his administration has announced business projects that will bring 80,000 new jobs and $50 billion in capital investment. But Appropriations Chairman Jim Fannin says he's not seeing the job growth reflected in state tax receipts.

Economic Development Secretary Stephen Moret says Louisiana is outpacing the nation in job growth, but he says the growth is limited by the slow recovery of the national economy.

He also says use of state tax breaks has grown significantly, siphoning more money from the state treasury.

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